Primer problems

I use Testors gray primer and I can never get a nice smooth coat, its irratating the hell out of me :angryfire :zx11pisse :angryfire :zx11pisse I put it in warm water for about 7 minutes and I know the can was well shacken so does anyone have ideas to get nice smooth primer? :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:

Testors primer is horrible, use Tamiya gray or white, or Plastikote T-235. You will be much happier! :)

Originally posted by Veyron
Testors primer is horrible, use Tamiya gray or white, or Plastikote T-235. You will be much happier! :)

I usually do use Tamiya paints but seeing that I was in school and I'm low on cash (being young sux) and the nearest hobbyshop is an hour away I just ran into Walmart and grabbed a can of this crap.

Go get krylon primer from the hardware paint section.

Originally posted by GTmike400


I usually do use Tamiya paints but seeing that I was in school and I'm low on cash (being young sux) and the nearest hobbyshop is an hour away I just ran into Walmart and grabbed a can of this crap.

You'll pay about the same price for a big can of Plastikote or Krylon as you did for a small can of Testors.

It doesn't make sense if you pay cheap, and ruin your model, does it?
I recommend staying with Tamiya and Gunze. Dupli-Color is also good.

I've only used Tamiya primers and they're great. But, I've heard that Krylon is also good and you get more for the price...however, I have yet to try it. Planning to after I run out of my Tamiya stuff.

I think testors SUCKS:angryfire point blank! beleive it or not, I use Krylon automotive primer and it works GREAT! and it only cost 0.97 cents per can @ wal-mart and it is three times the size of model cans!

i messed up my civic which i will be posting pictures of later with tetors primier

I had about 5 or 6 bad story about Testor Primer.. It's pure crap.. Put it in the garbage ! also it's praticly "unsandable"

Testor Paint are ok.. Hard to work, but are ok..

after over 1 year of modeling with Testor, I don'T buy anything other than Tamiya

Originally posted by Mean_B16
I think testors SUCKS:angryfire point blank! beleive it or not, I use Krylon automotive primer and it works GREAT! and it only cost 0.97 cents per can @ wal-mart and it is three times the size of model cans!
damn, .97 cents , where do u find that??

never tried testors primer, and i sure as hell dont want to, i stick with krylon, painters touch, and duplicolor:D

I agree with everyone Testors primer is pure crap. I havent tried Krylon yet but I have heard good things and I am going to give it a go soon.

for everyone out there that doesent know what the cans look like here is a picture to make it easier to find.. i use the dupli-color for checking body work to see what still needs to be sanded or fixed. and then i use the krylon for the top coats.. jason

Originally posted by suicideclipse
for everyone out there that doesent know what the cans look like here is a picture to make it easier to find.. i use the dupli-color for checking body work to see what still needs to be sanded or fixed. and then i use the krylon for the top coats.. jason

is the Krylon primer a bit rught and look like pouder ? I have tryed 4 Primer yet, and all of them looked like rubber and did an orrible job.

The only real good primer I had was Testor White acrylic primer for airbrush.. is was rught and bit like pouder (was easy to sand !) but can't find it anymore..

I use Testors grey primer in a bottle to airbrush, thinned with laquer thinner it goes on smooth. A quick run-over with wet sandpaper and it is super smooth. Never tried the rattle can version.

I tried Boyd's enamel white primer (by Testors) and it is thick and rough but sands down nicely. Good for filling in scratches but also good for burying details so be careful.

Spray can primers such as Duplicolor and Plastikote are great. Not just for priming but spraying large areas flat-black. Under interior tubs, inside chassis areas, and other places that doesn't need paint but might show up when the model is assembled. You can also get their primers in a touch-up bottle that can be thinned for airbrush but I haven't tried them yet.

i use plasticote, but on my recent model.. r34, it became very granular.. and wierd, so i think ill have to switch to something else!

tamiya i think